DD stood up at six months, she had to be restrained while in the pram/buggy for a while, she had a habit to retract under the carpet, with only her head sticking out, for her first years, she liked to get wet and stay wet, and took longer to toilet train then her brother, who was sensible to the discomfortfamily habit of early milesstones, getting critised by controlling nurses for early achievements, (even that makes socialising with parents outside family ...uhm, challenging irrelevant, esp the first years)

To this day, I don't know if most of my differences were due to my ESL background or to actual Asperger syndrome traits. I figure that, if I had been completely "typical," my problems would have disappeared after I learned English. It didn't exactly work out that way. At 52, I think I am still different from typical people my age, even though I'm catching up in life experience. I figure I'm still approximately twenty years behind in that respect.

You should read the book "Sister Carrie." Hint: it's about a woman named Carrie who went places.

Curious: when did you learn to read?

i think i learned to read when i was starting to talk which i suppose was around 8 or 9 year old. But i never been that good at reading, but i'm not dyslexic.

i was an interesting autistic kid. i was as silent as anything and never had a tantrum or meltdown. i only cried if i needed the toilet or if i hurt myself. otherwise i was completely quiet. but i had to be watched all the time because i could wonder into danger and i didnt understand instructions or risks.

_________________I'm Carrie.

Born on 30th June 1972. Have diagnosis of autism. Have 1 neurotypical son.